To give up in Chinese: 罢休 (bà xiū)
bà xiū
to give up
Definitions
- 1to give up
- 2to abandon (a goal etc)
- 3to let sth go
- 4forget it
- 5let the matter drop
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄅㄚˋ
bà
ㄒㄧㄡ
xiū
Simplified & traditional
罢休
Simplified
罷休
Traditional
Example sentences
See 罢休 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
不达目的，他绝不罢休。
bù dá mù dì， tā jué bú bà xiū。
He won't give up until he achieves his goal.
Related words
休息
xiū xi
rest
退休
tuì xiū
to retire (from the workforce)
休闲
xiū xián
leisure
休假
xiū jià
to go on vacation
罢工
bà gōng
a strike
罢了
bà le
a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
罢免
bà miǎn
to remove sb from their post
休克
xiū kè
shock (loanword)
休眠
xiū mián
to be dormant (biology)
休想
xiū xiǎng
don't think (that)
休养
xiū yǎng
to recuperate
退休金
tuì xiū jīn
retirement pay
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